Fighting in front of his hometown crowd with the UFC is something Cole Miller has always wanted. Except he can't really enjoy it until after the fight his over.

Miller meets Sam Sicilia at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou on Wednesday night at The Arena at Gwinnett Center. The native of Macon, Ga., which is about 90 minutes away from here, said there will be 'hundreds' of people cheering him on. Not that it matters.

"It doesn't make the weight cut any easier, it didn't make my eight-week training camp any easier," Miller told FOX Sports. "It didn't make any of the things I had to do before a fight any easier."

“I don't feel any kind of confidence fighting at home. There's no feeling. I'm fighting Sam Sicilia. That's it. He's gonna try to hurt me and I have to hurt him before he does hurt me.”

Technically, Miller is 'home,' but he has to cut a ton of weight down to 145. At 6-1, that's no easy task. His grandmother had a heart attack last week and he wasn't able to go visit her in the hospital. Luckily, she seems to be doing well now.

Miller (20-8), coming off a victory over Andy Ogle in October, knows he can't afford to let any distractions seep into his consciousness. He was extremely intense Monday at UFC media day.

"I don't feel any kind of confidence coming off a win," said Miller, who fights out of American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla. "I don't feel any kind of confidence fighting at home. There's no feeling. I'm fighting Sam Sicilia. That's it. He's gonna try to hurt me and I have to hurt him before he does hurt me. And that's it."

And being home? It's no advantage, according to Miller. After all, Sicilia has fought Brazilians twice on cards in Brazil. Duluth on a Wednesday night won't likely be comparable.

“I don't think some people cheering for me is gonna affect him at all from doing what he's trying to do, which is take my f***ing head off.”

"He's stood toe to toe with fans telling him that he's gonna die on the way to the cage," Miller said. "I don't think some people cheering for me is gonna affect him at all from doing what he's trying to do, which is take my f***ing head off."

With that said, Miller doesn't feel any extra burden to win in front of his supporters - the same ones who came to see him compete on the Georgia regional scene back years ago. After the fight, win or lose, he knows he'll get a few weeks at home with loved ones.

"I don't feel any pressure at all," Miller said. "I just know that I'm saving all the emotions and things after the fight for how special this stuff is for me. All of it will be determined by the verdict."